Where does “אֲנָא” come from?

אֲנָא (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku.

Ancestry of “אֲנָא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SemiticʔanākuI
2Proto-Afro-Asiaticˀanāku—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku →